Some Boren genealogies mention the idea that Francis was fullbloodedChoctaw. Some make reference to the mother of Minerva Boren, FrancisBarnett, as of Choctaw background. Francis' father was a European, soshe is not full blood of any Native American nation. Fraancis(Frances) is the granddaughter of Minerva Taylor Ownes Barnett andJohn B Barnett. Minerva Taylor Owens John B Barnett was of Cherokeebackground, not Choctaw.

Perhaps the Boren family line has some Choctaw background, but we haveno indication that the Barnetts did. The Owens line mentions onlyCherokee in the records and referenced I have seen. Barnett familyresearchers/descendants have worked together on the records and familytraditions reconstructing the story of Minerva Owens Barnett. FrancisBarnett could not have been a full-blood Choctaw. Her Native Americanheritage would be Cherokee, but she could not be full blood, since herfather was of European extraction. Minerva Taylor Ownes Barnett diedabout 1903 in Ft Gibson, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory.